Gokakoku no uchi - IgirisujinTITLE TRANSLATION:People of the five nations - English. – Vintage Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Gokakoku no uchi - IgirisujinTITLE TRANSLATION:People of the five nations - English. comes to life in this historic print, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Gokakoku no uchi - IgirisujinTITLE TRANSLATION:People of the five nations - English.
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This print shows an Englishman on horseback, one of the foreign types featured in the *Gokakoku no uchi* series, whose title means "People of the Five Nations." The series dates to the early 1860s, when Japan had opened treaty ports such as Yokohama to foreign traders and diplomats, and its portraits mix curiosity with caricature. Kanagaki Robun, a writer known for popular humor, is credited with the series, and the designs are signed Yoshitora, a prolific woodblock artist of the period. The military officer on horseback is worth a closer look, as it reflects how Western uniforms and riding styles struck Japanese viewers of the time.
| Created / published | 304 |
|---|---|
| Creator | Kanagaki Robun 1829-1894. |
| Medium | 1 print on hōsho paper : woodcut color ; 34 x 23 cm. (block) 36.5 x 25.2 cm. (sheet) |
| Notes | Title from item. Signature: Yoshitora. Seal date: Cock 3. From series entitled: Gokakoku no uchi (People of the five nations). Annotations stamps etc. on verso of print: 134; LC2585; 40; 47623a (white label). DLC Earlier control number: 9942.3-23. Gift; Mrs. E. Crane Chadbourne; 1930; (DLC/PP-1930:47623a). Forms part of: Chadbourne collection of Japanese prints (Library of Congress). |
| Subjects | Military officers--English--Japan--1860-1870. Horseback riding--Japan--1860-1870. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Japanese Fine Prints |
| Original scan | 1,052 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-JFP-227647 |
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